About this event
MeetupKnitting Group Meetings
Our knitting and crocheting group usually meets at Beach United Church on a Saturday morning, and we always welcome new members! We will post our meeting schedule here, or on social media via Facebook and Instagram. Our meetings usually take place on the second Saturday of each month at 10am.
About our Knitting Group
Since 2008, a core group of about 40 women at Beach United Church and the surrounding community have been knitting for children who live in countries where daytime hot temperatures turn cold at night. These conditions are not only uncomfortable but increase the risk of respiratory diseases. Through the next decade we have been joined by a number of “satellite knitters” from southern Ontario, other provinces and as far away as England and France. They are relatives and friends of our core group, along with other generous knitters who have found us online. We frequently receive their parcels (sometimes anonymously) of wonderful blankets, vests, and hats to add to our efforts. In May, we decorate Beach United with all the bounty, which is blessed on Mother’s Day, then delivered to the Canadian Food for Children warehouse for distribution around the world. In 2019, we donated a total of 1,500 handknit and crocheted items.